What is the difference between Banshee Brown and Golden Skin?

ΔE 10 (close). Golden Skin is more saturated, warmer. Swatch colours are estimates.

Banshee Brown vs Golden Skin

Banshee Brown

Brand: Army Painter
Range: Warpaints Legacy
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #ab9c7e (estimate)

Golden Skin

Brand: Reaper
Range: Master Series Paints
Code: 09092
Type: an opaque base/layer paint
Swatch: #bc9678 (estimate)

How close are they?

ΔE 10.0, close: similar, with a visible difference side by side. Golden Skin is more saturated, warmer than Banshee Brown.

Can I use Golden Skin instead of Banshee Brown?

Usually, if you are not matching paint already on the model. Close match (ΔE 10). Golden Skin is more saturated, warmer than Banshee Brown.

Can I use Banshee Brown instead of Golden Skin?

The same difference applies the other way round: Banshee Brown is more muted, cooler.

ΔE is the colour difference between our two swatch estimates: under about 6 is close, over about 15 is loose. Real paints also differ in finish, coverage and how they thin, so test before you commit.

See Banshee Brown on the colour wheel See Golden Skin on the colour wheel

Other Reaper paints close to Banshee Brown

Banshee Brown vs Khaki Shadow (09121)Master Series Paints · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Golden Skin
Banshee Brown vs Terran Khaki (09122)Master Series Paints · ΔE 6, close · closer than Golden Skin
Banshee Brown vs Aged Bone (09058)Master Series Paints · ΔE 10, close · closer than Golden Skin

Other Army Painter paints close to Golden Skin

Golden Skin vs Kobold SkinWarpaints Air · ΔE 4, very close · closer than Banshee Brown
Golden Skin vs Amber SkinWarpaints Fanatic · ΔE 5, very close · closer than Banshee Brown
Golden Skin vs Mid Khaki Drill (WP4135P)Warpaints Historical · ΔE 7, close · closer than Banshee Brown

All matches: Banshee Brown equivalents · Golden Skin equivalents